Keith Patrick

Trained by a Chinese Master in the rare style of Hung Wing Chun (also known as Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun) Kung Fu and is an exponent of this approach to self defense, which focuses on attuning oneself spiritually to meet everyday life. In combat its effects are of blending with an opponent's force, along with various striking techniques targeting pressure points on the body. A sports performance history includes time spent as a Wrestler in the IWF Independent. The IWFI is a touring company of Wrestlers in England who are trained in choreographed fighting techniques. It was in the early formative days during the time it was managed and promoted by the martial arts entrepreneur Peter Wilson, that Keith was 'Rico Sanchez', whose wrestling motif took inspiration from Spanish Bullfighting. Briefly, he held the Light-Heavy Weight Intercontinental belt. Keith's work history has been peppered with the spice of variety, having worked as a nightclub bouncer, providing C.P. (Close protection) for celebrity clients; teaching Tai Chi and also coaching the subject of Drama in State Schools. He has also taken posts as Exam Invigilator, and restaurant Chef. A vocationally trained Performing Arts Graduate to Degree level. He was taught Commedia technique by a Dario Fo protégé, Antonio Venturino, a highly skilled practitioner of Commedia dell Arte. His first feature was No Place the movie. An earlier film short called Brass featured Keith as Mr McQueen, an enforcer/ debt collector/ bare knuckle fighter who "gets his hands dirty" for his employer Mr Newman, a shady owner of a nightclub. Keith also wrote for the film and designed its fight choreography. Featuring in the Last Coiner, an independently published graphic novel, Keith appeared as David Hawksworth -- a character based on a forger from King George III's England of the 1770s, 'David Hartley' whose descendants live to this day -- he also contributed to and starred in the documentary-drama of the same.